Specialist, Global Trade Technology (Remote)

Date Posted:

2024-09-10

Country:

United States of America

Location:

HIA32: Cedar Rapids, IA 400 Collins Rd NE , Cedar Rapids, IA, 52498-0505 USA

Position Role Type:

Remote

Join our team as a Specialist, Global Trade Technology Management and play a critical role in ensuring the smooth and compliant movement of cutting-edge avionics technology across borders. In this highly specialized position, you will leverage your expertise in export and import regulations, specifically around ECCN, USML, and the Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS), to support our Global Trade program and technology management initiatives. You'll collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, especially in engineering, to drive results and implement policies that keep us in line with global trade laws.
 

This is an exciting opportunity for someone with a strong technical or engineering background, who thrives in a dynamic, fast-paced environment, and is ready to take on a key individual contributor role. If you’re passionate about global trade, compliance, and technology management, and are eager to influence change across a major aerospace business unit, this role is for you!

What YOU Will Do:

• Working under/within the following U.S. Regulations; Export Administration Regulation (EAR), International Traffic in Arms Regulation (ITAR) and HTS 
• Perform most sophisticated JC analysis and validation (resolution of JC escalation, supplier issues, etc.)  
• Perform HTS classifications.   
• Support investigations and reviews of possible GT escapes and disclosures. 
• Determine root cause of escapes and implement corrective actions to support process improvement. 
• Analyze business needs (including technology needs) with respect to export authorization requirements  
• Support Commodity Jurisdiction (CJ) and Commodity Classification Automated Tracking System (CCATS) to government agencies. 
• Support development and delivery of formal and informal J/C and HTS Focal training.  

What YOU Will Learn:

• Develop a comprehensive understanding of U.S. export and import regulations, including the Export Administration Regulation (EAR), International Traffic in Arms Regulation (ITAR), and Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS), as they apply to advanced avionics technologies.
• Gain hands-on experience in performing sophisticated jurisdiction classification (JC) analyses, resolving escalations, and collaborating with suppliers to ensure compliance with global trade requirements.
• Enhance your investigative skills by supporting reviews of potential Global Trade (GT) escapes, determining root causes, and implementing corrective actions that drive process improvements across the business unit.
• Learn how to effectively manage the submission of Commodity Jurisdiction (CJ) requests and Commodity Classification Automated Tracking System (CCATS) reports to government agencies, strengthening your understanding of government compliance interactions.
• Build your leadership capabilities by developing and delivering specialized training on jurisdiction classification and HTS to internal teams, becoming a go-to expert in global trade compliance.

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Typically requires a University Degree and minimum 5 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 3 years of experience or in absence of a degree, 9 years of relevant experience
• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract

Qualifications We Prefer:

• BS/MS Engineering or Business Administration 
• Engineering and/or technical background 
• Aerospace (program/technical) experience 
• Experience with classifications under the World Customs Organization (WCO) HTS 
• Experience with US Export (classification) Regulations; specifically the EAR and the Commerce Control List (CCL), ITAR and the United States Munitions List (USML) 
• 1 to 2 years working with GT and related export/HTS classification matters 
• Experience with Collins/RTX current trade compliance related processes (classifications, authorizations, logging, compliant transfer modes, record keeping, etc.) and Collins specific GT related systems (GTS, OCR, MKDenial, xClass, TEXPORT) is a plus

What We Offer:

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